Baking is fun

12Nov

So I decided to bake a whole bunch of things today. I needed to practice the dinner rolls for thanksgiving to see if I should make them from scratch or just get the ones from the frozen department of the store. I also put together a pecan pie, from scratch as well as cranberry scones! Everything came out awesome so far. I have to remember that when I put something on the bottom rack of the oven, it tends to burn the bottom of whatever it is I am baking. The recipe for the scones is up first since I have made it twice now. The first time I made it, I added fresh blueberries. The scones ended up deflating and spreading instead of puffing up like they were supposed to. This time, I used craisins and they ended up coming out PERFECT. I am VERY proud of these.

In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Mix well. Cut in butter and shortening. In a separate bowl, combine cream with beaten egg then add to dry ingredients. Stir in fruit. Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Roll dough out and cut into biscuit size rounds. Bake for 15 minutes or until brown.

For this one, I followed the recipe exactly as written. I try not to deviate from things that I have never made before.

I also made a pecan pie for the very first time. It looks amazing but I haven’t tasted it yet.

I made some dinner rolls from The Bread Baker’s Apprentice book that Bean recommended to me but they have just gone into the oven. I am hoping that they will work for Monkey bread. My mother in law loves Monkey Bread. Not sweet, but savory. I made something up with frozen bread rolls last year and I wanted to see if making them from scratch will be worth it.